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~ " . -v Pk CM??C^W^^30SBQ0P^?aMMB?M?MT^nrlJ L-J> U>*W*? *4H 4jAKX?V+ ????M??BWM??W??? ?. = ; . BY HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 1891. VOLUME XXXVI. NO. 241 -'^vSh The Press and Banne: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 1891, Twelve "Pages, 9 to 1? Widows Rlddinn; at Siile*. Without beiug personal, and without in tending to say anything amiss, we would re mark on the habit of widows attending th g:*les of their homesteads. There is a tradition, that long ago there wa a kind of chivalry or gallanty that proventei outsiders from bidding against the widow ai estate sale, and because of belief in such for mer custom widows some tlmps now appeal in their weeds at the sales to bay their homei at public outcry. Our observation leads us to express tlx opinion that widows,expecting consideiatloi because of their circumstances, have actually paid the highest prices for their lands. N( lands are sold higher than those bid off bj widows. In several instances, we aTe quite sure tha their lands would have been sold for a mucl less figure if the widows had remained away om<1 iIimv liuil L-onl th?lr lntontinna tr> tln>m selves. The presence of a widow on the auctioneer'! block, and a prompt nod of the head is notia that she has her heart bent on the purchase and it is safe to bid against her to a fa: In excess of the marketable value, and thesi widows in the excitement of the moment nri led on, and frequently pay more than tin real worth of the home place. We would suggest: 1st. That widows stay away from the sales 2nd. That they make up their minds to va cate, rather than give a price in excess of th< marketable value. 3rd. That they authorize some one to bk for the lands, and not to exceed their limit. Latterly, it seems that the people of Abbe ville have been visited with afflictions, as nu sent on the Egyptians. Of late almost daily the most hideously deformed people have been seen on our streets, and beggars of various kinds have pressed their greasy petitions into our faces. From this intolerable nuisance we think the people deserve to be relieved. Each community should take care of its own poor, and even if the respective communities can notdo so, the law in its charity, lias provided a poor house to which all such char acters should be sent. As the streets are tilled with beggars of various sorts, it would seem that this is known as a community of gudgeons who readily empty their pocket books at, the approach ol any sort of a beggar. Under an idea that it is charity to give to tramps or impostors, inauy kind hearted people have given of their own substance "to support beggars who are too lazy to u ork. Christian people do a great wrong in giving to people who do not work, and they are not called upon in reason, or justice to themselves or their families, to give money to tramps who make a merchandise of their afflictions. The indiscriminate giving of money to ev ery applicant, encourages laziness, and gives assurance to the idle that they will be fed and clothed by decent people, regardless of any effort on their own part. It is disgraceful to bfg, and the yard dog should be 6eton nine-tenths of the strolling tramps that beg at our door?. At least, every beggar should be arrested and sent to the town guard house as a vagrant, ^without visible ir eans of support. Here's Solid Sense. We desire to recommend the passage of an act of the leuislature providing that one-half of the amounts received by the county and town of Chester by way of license from the sale of liquor be turned over to the connty treasurer and that the funds thus derived be disbursed by the county commissioners in settlement of the expenses of the court of General Sessions for Chester county.?Extract from Presentment of the Chester Grand Jury. When our people and the grand Juries awake to the fact that the whiskey-licensing towns are reaping a great money advantage at the expense of the county in the sale ol whiskey, a remedy will likely be provided. The grand |ury of Chester erred only In the amount that they recommended should be paid Into the county treasury. One-fourth for the town granting the license would be more than it should receive. Prominent Citizens nntl Farmers" Wagon* Jlust be Protected. Just a week from the day on which an electric car going too fust collided with a horse car and came near causing the death of a prominent citizen, another electric car flying at the rate of twelve or flfteeD miles an hour, struck the wagon of a farmer from an adjoining county, breaking It up and hurling It* owner to the pavement.?Atlanta Journal. This anxiety about "prominent citizens" and "farmers wagons" Is truly commendable, But suppose the accidents hud occurred tc an every day citizen and a town dray ? THE BATTLE OF THE RAILS, Onr Railroads?Their ProgrcMH ami Improvement. Tbe G., C. & N. track Is now laid to a poinl about forty mile6 beyond Athens, where the track-laying Is temporarily suspended wlilh a bridge is being put up. Nine miles were laid lust week. The track is now laid tc within twenty-seven miles of Atlanta. 'l he C. & G. is finishing a new passengei depot at Abbeville. The side track to the ol mill is finished. Through trains from Columbia to Green ville. by way of Laurens were put on the roac last Monday. Schedule time, four hours anc thirty minutes. The world moves and we are keeping uj with the procession. PROHIBITION AT CLINTON. Some Facts l>Vliich May be Attributable to the Interference of Temper nnce Cranks. Wk are told that there has not been a mur der in Clinton, S. C., within the past sixteen years.'and only one fire of any consequence within this period. Previous to the act ot the Legislature prohibiting the sale of intoxi eating liquors, some sixteen years ago, then had been from one to two murders every yeai for perhaps twenty years, within the corpo rate limits of the town. CHABMING CHRYSANTHEMUMS. Cokesbnry 1m Famous for Beautiful Women and Beautiful Flowers. Mrs. G. W. Conxor, of Cokesbury, grows lhe most beautiful chrysanthemums, whlci attract admiration from all whose privilest it is to see them. She will likely bear off tlx premiums at the Augusta Exposition and ai the State Fair. 25 boxes Florida oranges just received at A M. Hill ?fc Sons. Auother lot of candles, French and plain Just received at A. M. Hill <t SonB. New crop New Orleans molasses at A. M Hill & Sons. r SALE DAY IK NOVEMBER, ? i ! .Much running I.nml Went I'mter tlic ! Hammer of tlic Auctioneer? 1'rlce.H , j Knii|r<>?l From Low to Fair. j Sale Day in November is the inauguration ) | of the official sales lor the season, and on that - i day we usually have a larjre attendance of ! people from every section of the county, j The chief interest last Sale Day was center [ ed In the public or official sales, inougn me stores and the banks did a fair business. - Many old debts were squared, and some goods _ were sold. Good order and good feeling prevailed. e Nothing marred ihe pleasure of the day. and, as far as we know, every citizen went home 8 satisfied with himself and the balance of mankind. 1 The newspapers were glad to welcome some I of their customers Into their offices. The most important matter now before the American public, (tjmt is, subscriptions to the r countv newspapers.) received satisfactory s consideration In many cases, though there area lew instances in which the cousldeiatlon ol this national question waB leferred - until a later day. The people are t ?w subi scribing lor their county papers more generally than ever betore. and from this fact, we ' presume they wero never as prosperous or as > well informed on public questions. ,- For hours the cry of the auctioneer was heard trom the Court House steps, aud the lollowing sales were recorded: t UY THE MASTF.K. 1 Guilford Cade against Mary E.Jennings? , half cash: . 147 acres, sold to S. H. Tolbert SI ,2:10 4!? acres, sol>t to S. H. Tolb?rt 325 M acres, sold to M. E. Jennings 150 s lftj acres, sold to sallie M. Truw'IU 700 e 101 acres, sold to \V. H.Truwitt MX> * 51S acres 83,175 ( r Average per acre. ?#.13. 3 II. W. Johnson guardian ad litem against i the Ninety-six Manufacturing Co.,?cash: 3 113 acres, sold to E. M. Lipscomb ? 500 1 Lot In Ninety-Six to E. M. Lipscomb t<2-> 40 acres, to E. M. Lipscomb 120 It acres, to E. M. Lipscomb 5 l 51,450 ? Mary J Carlisle against Caesar Oliver?fore closure?half cash: 140 acres, to Mary R. Carlisle 8 200 j ' Greenville Savings Bank against Eva S. Ma- 1 louey?foreclosure?cash: 1 20 acres, bounded by A. M. Aiken, D. YVyatt Aiken, and others, to J. M. W. JU.Connor against Anme oiwwu- i foreclosure?half c.^: - < . .... 2So acres, bounded L>y\stl^fl of j Sarah F. Car ley against Wade 11. Robertson ?partition?hall' cash : 100 acres, bounded by F. M. Godbold, G. W. Connor, and others, to T.J. Ellis..$l,000 Mary S. Alewine against Mary Lela Ale 1 wine?half cash: I 121 acres, tt> David Crawford S2,100 96 acres, to Nancy Jane Alewine 510 153 acres, to M. S. Alewine >-85 :>~:t acres, $2,525 s A verage per acre, $t>.77. Sallie E. Thomas against Amanda Ford? I half cash: 380 acres, bounded by Foster Morris, F. M. Mitchell.Savannah River, to Estate of It. B. Caue S 500 Nathaniel Haynes against John N. Kaypartition?half cash: 49 acres, bounded by Ezekiel Harris, R. . D. Phillips, J. R. Sheffield, and John r W. Ashley, to N. A. Haynes S 700 BV THE PROBATE JUDGE. Estate ol James M. Truwitt?half cash : 07 acres, bounded by Estate Williams Truwitt, J. S. Britt and Power tract, sold to T. J. Britt S 455 47 acres, Dower tract, being th? Southwestern portion of the home place, c ' sold loT. J. Britt 15 c 8S acres, bounded by A. T. Wideman, M. c . Goodwin, Long Cane creek and Dow- t er tract, sold to T. J. Brltt 300 44 acres, being the Southern portion of I the Goodwin tract, bounded by Long c Cane creek, and the Whltemat) lauds 10 270 acres $ 780 c Average per acre, S2.83. r The McWhorter lands: 161 acres, to J. R. McWliorter 8 900 ?< , Life estate in 17 acres, to W. A. McWhorter 2 t S 902 | The estate of M. O. Tolman? half cash: " 134 acres, sold to T. G. Baker $ 605 168 acres, sold to A. M. Hill 385 ^ 112 acres, homestead, sold to Mrs. S. M. f Tolmun ;.. 1,005 ,, 248 acres, sold to A. M. 11 111 880 j; 062 acres .32,875 ) A veraga per acre. S4.35. j: Estate of Howard Strother?half cash : r 17 acres, bounded by James Burnett, S. C. Young, W. L. Pre>sly and others....S 2G0 ? Average per acre, ?5.55. t s * BY P. A. CIIEAT1IA3I, AGENT FOR HEIRS. o Estate of Wm. H. Brooks and Annie C. ' Brooks?cash : The M i rtin Hollow tract, 01 acres, bound- ^ ed by Dr. T. J.Mabry.A. M. Hill, and , others, bought by P. A. Cheatham for3 915 ^ i The Weir tract. 145acres, bounded by D. j r R. Penney, John Walker and others, bought by John Penney 567 (; The Robertson tract. 97 acres, bounded by ! Alfred Gray, and G., C. and N. R. R., r bought by E. K. Andrews 500 0 The Johnson tract, 52 acres, bounded by John Sprouse. Sain Wade and others, , , sold to John C. Ferguson 295 j. The Kennedy tract, 00 acres, bounded by Georxe S. Wilson, and Johbson tract, sold to George S. Wilson 225 , The Home place,one acre. In the town of 1 Abbeville, opposite Baptist church, bounded by E. G. Graydon, Mrs. W. V. Clinkscales, sold to P. A. Cheat- 41 , ham 1,805 ! 54,3(57 p ; MOUNT CAEMEL. i j 'Possum Hunters and Prayer Meet* /1 , injfs ? Cotton Seed?'Tramp* ? Sun- 0 (lay School* and the Exposition. d Mount Cakmei,, S. C., Nov. 2,1891. 1 Mount carmel Is still dry, and the dust Is n very disagreeable. , ' Mr*. M. IX Drcnnon died at her home near e this place 011 Monday tlie 27th of October. c Mrs. JDrennon was about cighly-flve years e I old. Her remains were laid to rest in the lamily burying grouud. e Mr. Partlow, of Greenwood, Is visiting his , 1 sisier, Mrs. D. B. Cade, of the Point, , Cotton seed is bringing 17}i cents, and they 8 , are coming at the rate of a thousand bushels t I per day. ? : Rev. A. L. Patterson Iihb returned from | Synod which was held in North Carolina. Abbeville Court House is north 30 degrees e 1 east of MountCariuel. r The F., G.&C. railroad Is all the talk In , town now, I The whiskey and the seed cotton traffic hus ( 1 become a nuisance around town. The farm- ^ ers and revenue officers should look after i , this. ? Rev. \V. A. Gaines Is pushing the F., G. & C. v railroad lor all it is worth. Mr. Gaines means to build the road. > . Mrs. l'rather, of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. J. 0. Lindsay, of Hue West, returned to their ? homes Friday. Mr. W. M. Wilson is getting op a petition r to ask the County Commissioners to open a s ' road from Calhoun's mills to the old Charles- j . ton road, by way of hi* nouse. This road is , badly needed and we hope Mr. Wilson will be successful in getting the road. .. Two tramps with a bagpipe and a monkey ? passed through town last * riday. v The opossum hunter's horn is heard in evcry direction these nights. Opossum and .. potato are not hard to go. The young men's prayer meeting was very s poorly attended last Sabbath. We hope the young men of the town will take a more aclive part in this good work. ,, There are two good Sunday Schools in the t city. One in the Haptist Church and one in j the Methodist Church. S, I). Weils, of Wiillngton, worshipped in our churches last Sabbath. Everybody is going to the exposition that I can raise the money to pay their way. 1 Mr. Hamilton, of Abbeville, is visiting Mr. , W.L. Miller. , 5 Some of the Mount Carmelites want to get s ( 1 Blind Tom to come here and give us some of g > his music. t 5 Mr. T. P. Paschal went to Georgia Sunday , I to see his best girl. c Let ever} body attend prayer meeting Wed- i nesday night. T. M. K. t J B ( G. H. Moore received yesterday a nice as- \ sortment of beautiful apples. He has 011 l ' hand cucumbers for pickling, chow chow t i pickle on draught. A large variety of ketr \ ; chups, sauces, mayonalse dressings, salads, s ! etc. Fresh fruits of ull kinds arriving dally. WHISKEY AT ABBEVILLE, s Whnt the Legislature I>lda*( Do tn Prevent Its Hale?A Feeble Effort 1 Which Was Snouril I'll dor. Due Wkst, S. C., Oct. 27,1*801. Editor Press nnd Han tier: Under the head line ' Press nnd Manner in I Reply" In last week's Issue, I tlnd some statements that are untrue ar.d unjust, to the present members of the Legislature. The present Legislature did not sanctlou Ihesnleof wills I key at Abbeville, and it. did take duo notice 01 ' the act or the previous Legislature. Soon ufter the Legislature was organized (last session) I Introduced a bill to repeal an act passed by the previous Legislature authorizing the town council to issuo license, and also a bill to provide for the submission to the qualified voters of Abbeville county ol the ouestiou of license or no license. These I bills" both passed the third reading In the < House and were Bent to the Senate December 13, as you will find on page 28-1 of tlie Journal i ol the House. You will also find that these > bills wero before the Senate December lfi, and ; and on motion were placed on the calendar t and continued uutil next session. See pages i 211 and 24H in the Jourtiul of the Senate. 1 he ' fact that these hills were continued In the l Senate showed that the Senator from Abbeville did not favor them, and in order to eel i the Senate to pa?s them I prepared tlie fol- I lowing petition which I wanted every prohi- ? bltionist in the county to sign, (and by the ? way, Mr. Editor, I paid you to print it for me.) * To the Honorable Senate of the State of South Carolina: 1 We the undersigued citizens of the County , of Abbeville and State of South Carolina re- 1 spectfully petition your honorable body to pass the following bills now on your calendar, so that they may become laws at the np- ? proaehIng session of your honorable body.be- . IJeving as we do that it will be to the interest of the morals and good order of the county , that they should become the laws of the land, " to wit: ' A bill to repeal an act entitled "An Act to amend an Act entitled An Act to provide for * the submission to the qualified electors of Abbeville and Greenville counties of the ques- ' ttou of license or no license in tbelncorpo- , rated cities, towns and villages in said coun- " ties at special elections." Approved Decern- [ ber 24,18*7, approved December 24,1<M?. i And "A bill to provide for the submission to ' the qualified voters of Abbeville county of ' the questlou of license or no license in the in- J Borporated cities, towns and villages in said , county." J; I gave copies of this petition to different " ones, hoping to have a long list of names to c present to the Senate. I was not aware that (todg^p&.of Abbeville were a peculiar peo- . ple&fid groaning under a heavy butU^e.from \ ?bk>h tb?y hoped to be rellev^^^^ji^ountjrTpeofW^esp^Ci'aily the members o^"e i.eg- j In Reply. t< As the general public liavc no means of ?j mowing what the Legislature did except by v .be Acts of the General Assembly, as publish- f, jd, we would be glad if Representative Todd n vould show from that book wherein any no- u ,ice at all was taken of tbo whiskey business it Abbeville. ? We have no means of knowing what was lone by the Legislature, except by Its pub- ? Ished Acts, and we would like to know j vhereln the last Legislature lal led to sanction 0 ,lie sale of liquor at Abbeville, or did any- j ;hlng to stop it. , We care nothing for any debates orvotes, or ? jrivute talks on tne question. What we would like for Representative ? rodd to do is to show the public the act which jecarae a law on the subject of whiskey at Vbbevllle. Please point It out. Until it is pointed out, ve do not see how Representative Todd can ilalm that the Legislature aid anything. As ? i matter of fact it did nothing. At most, ao- " sording to Mr. Todd's own statement, tbe 0 -louse made an etlort to do someth ing, but by he non-action of the Senate, the eil'orl was Cl lefeated. As to petitions of which Mr. Todd speaks: We leave it for the people of Abbeville lounty to say, whether in the last ten years a >ur Representatives in the Legislature have Hl iot made the most humiliating demands of al heir constituents on this subject. Haven't we been called upon,so to speak, 1o >rostrate ourselves and approach them on e< >ur stomachs? 'o We have time and ngnin been required to w urnish yards of petitions with many bun- y Ired signatures before we could get a law dl >assea wnicn wouiu even allow a free people 81 o vote on the subject. Mr. Todd is not aware that Abbeville is a ei 'peculiar people." tc In that expression he may be right, for Ablevllle is seeking at the bands of the country >eople exactly the same protection for which Duo West asked belore Mr. Todd was bom, >nd which favor his own town has ever since in eceived at the hands of the Legislature, wlih- ti iut any reference to the with of the country m leople. H Abbeville wanted the same protection that in las been granted to the towns of Donalds, [a lodges, Greenwood, Ninety-Six, Coronaca, dc ,'erdery, Troy, Bradley, McCormick, Mount st ,'urmel, Lowndesville, and eve other Incur- tl orated town in the county. Only this, and di lothing more. n Our Legislators In the past needed no vote n( f the people to make these towns dry. Why si he exception in the case of Abbeville? Why ai hould Mr. Todd and other members, by their ?j iwn dictum, make the other towns dry, and u hen when It comes to Abbeville, avoid re- vl ponslbilit}' by referring it back to the peo'l? ci; If Mr. Todd had been as well informed on n his matter as he is on a matter of petitions, to nd what, by his ownjHcisnovvledgment, the dc .egislnture did notjSro, he would probably 0f lave withheld his JTneer at Abbeville, which m own has given no other offence than that dt f asking the same privileges and protection ai roin the whiskey nuisance that he receives re very day at his own door. d' We disclaim any Intention now, or in any or irmer article, to do injustice to any one. and ci f Representative Todd hud been satisfied ed /1th setting himself rlj;ht before the public th /e would not have had a word to say in re- w "/ to ^_ a _ St] .WysleriouN Dispensation of Providence." Jditor Press and Banner: My attenilon has Just been called toanar- (g icle in your Issue ol the 21st Instant with the bove caption, which 1 presume Is an edltolal. It may have reference to a talk which i ecently had occasion to make In Abbeville. U any rate. It sets forth a view, which, in my iplnion, is far from being correct. By God's providential government, we uulerstand, says Dr. A. A. Ilodge, of Princeton, to hat "he continually controls and directs the jn ctlons of all his creatures, so that while ho to lever violates tho laws of their several na- nq ures, he yet Infallibly causes all actions and tli vents, singular and universal, to occur uc- pt ordlng to the eternal and Inimitable plan u. mbraced in his decree." According to this view, everything which xlsts. and which occurs, comes under the Se irovldence of God. This seems to be clearly tr aught by the Son of God himself, when he qt ays, "Are not two sparrows sold lor a Inr- W; hing? and one of them shall not fall to the sa ;rouud without your Father. But the very jf >alrs of your head are all numbered." hi II anything in all the universe of God, how- s0 ver minute, Is beyond the providential care j-0 if God, theu we can claim ills providence lor Dt lothlng. For his word declares that he conrols all things. Any view that denies this, nii oglcally leaas to the view of the Deists, that (jn iod when lie created the universe endowed t with its law6, and then withdrew from it pi ,nd left it solely to the control of these laws, u( vithout bis presence and direction. Such a theory does away with God's revelaion, of course, and is professedly infidel. The author of the article in question is n .mazed when the preacher says that tho vX leaiti of the young is a dispensation of divine irovldence. In this class ol occurrences, ho . ees only the working of the laws of nature. '* lis view that an early death Is traceable nerely to tho violation of nature's laws, and , laving no connection with God's providence, _ eminds me of the view widely prevalent mong the Jews of our Savior's time, and "J, rhich some of his disciples gave expression , ' o, when they asked utiout the blind man, ' * Master, who did sin, this man, or his pa- " eats, that hp was born blind?" Jesus unwered, "Neither hath this man sinned, nor lis parents, but that tho works of God should ie made manifest In liini." Sij had not as nuch to do with it, as God's ordering it for lv he display of his grace anil glory. This truth s emphasized again by Jesus, when lie says u reference to Lazarus, "This sickness is not into death, but for the glory of God, that the jy' ion of God might be glorified lhereby.'* t" The writer of the article referred to accuses he proaeiierii of "blaming" God for the dep.th , >f tiie young. I am glad to say that 4 am . } nore foilunate than he, in having luard 110 l . uch men preach. I have heard many preach- , rs, and all so lar as I knew believed that Ut' iod's providence was displayed lti the death if the young as well as in the death of thei Id. That, it was displayed everywhere and Ei 11 everything. They also believed and taught, | hat to the human mind the providence of M >od was often mysterious, for God Is Infinite U 11 his perfections, and his ways are notour yc vays. I hope I shall never hear anything,th com the pulpit that would deny this fun da- I nental truth of our religion, which is inyrought in the Word of God and which has :o lirm u hold upon the conscience of man. J. A. Brown. |Ri THE COTTON BLOSSOM CLUB LARGELY MADS UP OF GENERALS, COL ONELS, JUDGES AND PROFESSORS. ItusiiiCHM Ncolinic of I tie Club?Iinpor tacit Resolutions I*:imkc?I. During (he ceretnonlcs of opening the meet ing thero was a look on Brother Gurdner'i j?c? which made many of the member# un sasy, and Samuel Shin and Shindig Watkim xmcealcd themselves as muen as posslbl? md betrayed considerable anxiety.- Thej ,verc not cHilecl for however. When the mu shine had got started the President luokec iround the hall and said : "I observe dat J edge Intention While an ;ieah tvid us to-night. He will please ste[ lis way." The Judge bobbed up with great nlaeritj md advanced io the President's desk witt i bland smile lighting up his face. Aboul i week ti'io lie invented the theory tha ;hc growing of sunflowers would in thru naku the Ainerlcau people a near-slghlet ace, and he fully aud loudly expected to b< iralsed for it. "Brudder White," said the President it i solemn voico, "when I passed frew df joss'otis de odder day you was takin' wit in ofllshul 'bout ien tin' a box. lias yot ;ot 'null' mall In de las' fo'teen y'ars to llgbi i candle wld?" "1?1 didn't no poss'-oftls box, 6ah !" stam uered the judge in great confusion. "It wasut a week ago," eoutinued th< ?resde?t, "dat, I heard you prophesying whe vould be de Presidential candydates fur dc text campaign. Has you got a pinter on lollytlcs, Jcdge?" "X?no, sab?110, sah! I was jist guessiu' al "An' a day or two arter dat," said the Presi lent, "I heard you talkin' 'bout de tariff. Vou vas fliniiln' your arms about an talkin' in a oud voice,an' you made de crowd believe dal 'ou knowed tariff from beglnnin' toend." ' I was jist talkin', sah. I dld'nt dun mean in inn by it." "Judge Whtte, I was pleased to liev you Jine lis club, beksise you weign 190 pounds an' kin >lay beautifully on de accordlou, but I want o warn you datyou has bin gwlne too far. 'rom dls time out you let poly ticks alone, Ik a race, we ain't In It. Aslndlvlduale.de do' we f<*-l wld It de wus we gtt left. Dai tln't haifnuff offices fur de whito men as it s, an' de ldeoh dat we am gwlne to git any \a ibsurd. One Job of whltewashln' will pay yo' letter dau tlfty Jobs of polly ticks." "I knows it, sah?I knows it." "De tariff queshun am a great queshun. It ias bnddered the brains of heaps of white nen till dey dun went crazy, an'-went off In xe ?'0<>ds and got lost. Two shilling in cash n you* pocked ?*JJJ do ,> $' mo' good den sl.^ reeks' tiiIk on de tariff." i ".Sartlnly, sah?surtlnly.""An' a word about theories, .ledge. I an* old dat you ar a great band to Invent tlieo^ les. One week yo' come out wld a theory dat e world am flat as a pancake; next week ou bev it as round us an upple; de third reek humps It up in de middle; an' afore de lonth Is out you tangle de sua an' moon ull p." "Ize gwlne to stop it,sah," replied theJudgo s lie shifted about in an uneasy way. "Dat's right. Some of dese white men who m wuth a millyon dollars kin afford to sit on e veranda an' invent theories, but us pore ull'd folks can't do it. We hHS got to make a ollar buy fist so much, an' do mo' theory uxed up wld itde mo' profit de grocer will lake out of us. Jedge White, go an' sot own an' think deso things ober an' keep yer louf Bhet In de fucher." RELIEF EXTENDED. Humanity Johnson, Chairman of the Local Lelief Committee,then brought up thecase of rother Moses Speed, who was reported to ave met with an accident and to be In need f financial assistance. "i)id yo' visit Brudder Speed's cabin?" askJ the President. "I did, Rah." "An' did you note Ms symptoms?" "Yes, sah. Kuowin' dat lirudder Speed was leetle tricky, we Insisted on a thorough examination an made him run out ills tongue a' roll up his eyes." "Au' what did you disklver?" "Why, sah,dat he had actually been knock1 down nn' run ober by a beer wagon. We mnd positive evidence dat ten or 'leven heels had passed ober his legs an' body 'bout x tlincs apiece, an' It is our solemn oplnyun ot he won't be able to climb a fence befo' >me time next Jinuary." Jt was ordered that the Treasurer pay Broth Speed S3 per week until further notice, and > see that none of the money was expended ir champagne or other extravagances, IT DIDN'T PASS. Waydown Hebee then arose to offer a resoition. As was well known to every member le club was largely made up of generals, colels. Judges and professors. IIow they got lelr titles hedld not pretend to question, but 2 believed he was In accord with public opinn in believing that all such titles should bo jne away with In an organization of this >rt. He would therefore otler a resolution to le effect that no member of the club bead essed or recorded by any title. His last few >marka were drowned In a wild yell. Colo?Is, Judges, professors and elders rose up in xes all over the hall and waved their arms id uttered Indignant protests, and for a coue minutes conlusion reigned supreme, rother Gardner finally obtained silence by a gorous use of the gavel, and then said: "My frens.de same idea has frequently ocirred to me, but I has nebber dun favored It. it pleases a feller-man, an' we know It does, i call his jedge or kurnel, why keep it up. It >an' cost us nullln'an'lt may he de means ' savin' hiin Irom de gal I us. It also sounds j Ighty pleasant to read In de Sunnay papers i it Purlessor(Jingsen Johnson was engaged! 1 last week in cartin' away ashes from de! siuence or Jedge Untioois, air uat ivurneni ayball.of Thompson street,am just now decatin' Uc spacious mansion of Elder Toots, ot j lerry avenue, wld a third coat of blue color I I whitewash I reckon we had better let: ilngs slnnd as dcy are.au' If liruddcr liebte, I ho hain't got no handle to his name, wan t# be Mineral llebee, I shan't And no fault, i: iall dce'ar' de resoiushun out o' order." OUR CORRESPONDENT FORGOITEN. j 1 the Excitement Incident to lliej Ang:ii?tn Ex powit Ion "Tom" isj Overlooked ? Other Disf iii;;uiN|icd 1 People. McCormtck, S. C.. Nov. 2, ISM. j It Is very quiet in the town of McG'ormlck j -dny, sunDosed cause the ureat excitement' A .ii.nctn T ,!,% lw.1 KlUu nv rilin If.w.il wu. I'm here,and very likely to remain,; i the exposition Ims not set a day for me, i iere must have been some mistake in ih 'l Inter or proof render, but 1 shall not look it i unless Gov. Northern or the Hon. Put alsh shall make some complaint. I think there must be some change in the. hedulo on the railroad this morning. A aii) went down here tills morning mighty ilek. Jt was so quick I could not set* if it} us loaded with blf: men or little men. I feel tlstled that Governor Tillman was not on it, so he has made a big mistnke by not having s photo pastidu.oon both sides of th?- ear,' as to do Justice to both sides of the road, r J might he on one side of Hie rond and l|ie her half oi tiie people on the oliv r. Mis. Eliza Walker, a very old lady living: it of town, was burned to death on las* Ttie-iy. No particulars. 1'lie ginnery of Messrs. Sanders A Black well, um Branch, was burned on last Wednesday ght about 2 o'clock. Fully insured. Tuin. REENWOOD'S SOCIAL CLUB, llmtdKOiiic Kniorialiiment by u Princely lEost. rhe Greenwood Social Club was hospitably it rtalned a few nights ago at Riley's Hotel ' Mr. J). A. 1'. Jordan, liy nine o'clock forty more members of the club hud assembled the hotel parlor w here tho following proam was successfully carried out: Kcadini:?Miss Mnirgic Williams. Vocal Solo?Miss Haitle'K?*ynolcis. Recitation? Miss Nellie Oldham. Instrumental Duet?Misses Reynolds and err. Kcci tat ion?Miss Mollic Murse. Music (harp and .ultar)?Mr. L. 15. Riley. When the program was concluded tlm icsts repaired to the dining room where ey partook of an elegant supper which had f n specially prepared lor this oecaslop. After supper was over a Jamw til} liali'-pas( I relvu o'clock enu.-d t.lis pleasant and long | he remembered occasion. i'he club returns many thanks to Mr. Jorm for this brilliant reception. Jitor Press and Banker? Last Wednesday I r.i,le ided the funeral of] aria Strawier, colored, a member of Cross ] nads church, Verdery, S. C. Slie Was M5| ars old and 78 years a devout memoer of e Baptist church. Peace to her ashes. I). S. Klugli, Buy your breech loading shot guns from P. usenberg A Co. j DONALDS DOINGS. The Short Crop?The l'nsnllsfnclory Collections?Ten Acre* of Cotton? I>ei?l!i?Small Grain. Donalds, S. (J., Nov. 2,1891. The weather continues dry. The dust is un comfortable. Our people are busy gathering the cotton crop,and selling generally as fast as gathered. - There will ben falling off ol twenty per cent. * from our expectat ions the middle of Septem ber. ,, ? Tl.e receipts up to October 31st has been 10G0 ^ j bjiies. The price paid Saturday was cents V f for the best grades. The prices are unsatisfiic- , tory to both farmers and merchants, conseI fluently collections are not what they should be. V. I Cnrno fl tl.ln Ko ??o ??/"?? tr 111 I 1a ma??a aaIIah ? > open. The crop will all be gathered early, giving time to put in a good crop of small fu ' grain. f* i The prospect for planting a larger grain l crop this fall is good. The experience of this . i year lias shown our people that so much cots ton and so little corn, wheat and oats will not I do. The prices paid this year for provisions, 3 and cotton at present prices, will bankrupt ? any people. i I have heard of no action being taken yet in " i. our county In reference to the plan of plantl lug ten acres of cotton to the horse another ? year. It carried out as proposed it will be v; i better for our country. Hope to see It adopted by every fanner in Abbeville comity. k Our people are calm and serene In retard to ? the prospect of a war between the United V* i States and Chili. We see nothing to cause a , > war. Will exclaim in the language of Uly- !' ! sees the butcher, "Let us have peace." ** i Mrs. Baldwin, wife of Charles A. Baldwin. died Saturday morning and was buried In tne 11 : cemetery at the Baptist church at this place Sunday morning. Funeral services were con ducted by Kev. W. E. Mason, her pastor. Mrs | i Baldwin was adevout and cons'stentmember t ot the Methodist church for a number of ?' years and died in the faith. She leaves a bus- , baud and several children to mourn her loss. " i Moses Smith, one of our oldest citizen, 11 ving one and a half miles west of here died *1 > Sunday November 1st, after a protracted 111- J ness ol several weeks duration. He had been 111 - In declining health for several months. He Joined the Baptist church years asro. and . lived a Christian life until the summons , came. His remains will be burled from the 1 Baptist church at this place to-day (Monday) . at 11 o'clock. His pastor, Rev. J. A. Brown, S.( | conducting the funeral services. X. ^ WALKER RUSSELL IN WASHINGTON. <j . re AI id e r s. >1\ S. Is i 11 dl.st re-s. lie lias liven Wl turned down by Postmaster General Wanii- V1 maker, and his recommendations nre no m longer worth the paper they are written up>st. It Is a peculiar Mate of allalrs. and it Is espe be clally annoylog, not to Hay embarrass! m:, to the Independent Republican leader. JIo Is qc said to have Congressional aspirations, and so long as lie was permitted to dole out. I lie ft fourth class post offices In various parts of his c0 Stale he expected to manipulate the wires! be and capture a Congressional nomination, pro- ?j vlcilug the Republicans ever regain control of pj the House of Representatives, something .,0 which seems almost Impossible at the present rli writing. i Mr. Kussell was seen about the post office m, department for several days last week, and It ,y was said by his friends that h>- was here sim- \vi ply to fix up a few postal matters in his ills- t|, triel. Upon Investigation I find that ho Is no fj< longer the referee In postal cases furblsdis n trlct, and the recent appointment in Anderson county was not made at his Instance, but with the sanction of Collector of Internal aw Revenue Webster, who has been selected as 0fl referee In chief for the entire Palmetto Htote. gje Post office officials are not disposed to be by very communicative on the subject, but I m learned enough to know that Russell's cn- j dorsements are no longer recognized at the ji( department, and that the Republlsan patriot as who desires to preside over a post office in jt8 South Carolina must make his peace with Col- j lector Webster. One of the principal objects jjn of Russell's recent visit to this city was to ba urge the administration to restore to him the be privilege of serving as postal referee In his j district. Ills request has not been granted up to date, and the indications are It will not be. tg "' * pn SURGICAL OPEKATION. & Mi K1 Railroad Sails?Xeedeil Itain?Small Grain on Deck ? Visitors ? Oilier W< Mailers. Ninety-Six , S. C., Nov. 3,1S91. 'at Dan Stuart, a colored boy about 10 years old, was seriously shot at a hot supper on Dr. Bozeman's plantation on Saturday Dight. Quite a number of our citizens nttended the sales at Abbeville yesterday. The change in the schedule is quite convenient. Good cotton is bringing from V/, to 8 cents iu our market. " Tli Dr. Thrasher has returned from a pleasant visit to Ills old home, the State of Georgia. Mrs. Dover has arrived and will remain for the winter with her husband, Mr. J. R. Dover, one of our worthy cotton buyers. Col. Cal Klnard has returned from a visit to C .Senator Irby, of Laurens. prl Cupt. Henry, agent for the Greenville News, l,a; was in our town last week and succeeded in s,a getting ninny subscribers for that great expo- J nent of Democratic Ideas. It Is a No. 1 paper. JJ'1 It In is very much needed for the small da: grain. The cotton can wait several day*. ^ A m\i t/\M fl ro Anonrrorl nn t It a nlutfnrm ADI d;iy Inst week. It wus speedily extinguished, ''?t but not without considerable damage. 111 Mr. Abo Rosenberg, of Greenwood, 1ms l?' rri.ted No. 2 Allller Block, aud will move in u ? stock of goods this week. ou Miss Lula Holland commenced her school a,1 al Oakland yesterday morning. Miss Lula is JJ'h a Ilrstclas8 teacher, and the patrons ure forlunate In securing her services. f Ctpt. John Frank Hodges was down last ?r? week. We ure all always glad to see the Cup- I t!tii). s>o Dr. Kinloch, of Charleston, recently per- ? formed a very serious operation for Major R. 1 A. (Jrlffln, lhat of removing an abscess trom yen his lace. The many friends of the Major will He rej.iice to hear that the operation was a sue- f cl'.? and that he is doloe well. wi' The Rev. Mr. Henderson preached in the ? 1'icshyterian church last Sunday morning yjs ainl night. hln Messrs. \V. F. Young and \V. S. Rogers, anc a-j! Ktsat this place and Newberry, have gone In AMnnlu tin nil Imtvirlnnl. rnllrnnil suit. East End. BUCKLEVEL'S STKEETS, AI1 ? . ? Wlmt is Going' on in tlic I'll pre tenlion* City. BUCKLF.VEI-, S. C., Nov.2, 1891.? cut We have been havlngsome beautiful weatli- J'01 or for the past week. 'I he cotton fields are now snow lilto. Ms Mrs. M. D. Thompson of this vicinity, form- ? ully of Ninety-Six, whs stricken down with s0^1 paralysis on last Thursday night. No hope of r her recovery. Tht Mr. J. H. Verell and family visited rela- nl6I tlves In Bucklevel on Saturday last. k Mr. Quit Pyles, of Coronaca, was In this tnr community last week on important busl- the ness. P'!>; Mr. Joe Mil ford Is having a new dwelling oft erected on his plantation near the Quarry, the We don't know what's up. A Rev. Mr. Uice preached at r4'rlnit^' church P''l| on last Sabbatn. whl Mrs. S. F. Buchanan, who has for this past I week been visiting her daughter, returned Thc home Saturday. B0'1 Mr. William Norwood, of tliis community I M Is oue of the best gardeners. He raises beeis li.j |>y 1 inches in diameter, 12 inches long, and sweet j ken potatoes leu pounds to the hill. M Mr. Eugene Davenport, ol Ilodges, spent a! few days In Bucklevel Inst week. Eugene is net' an Industrious young man. of J Mr. J. R Buchanan and wife, of Coronaca, M attended services nt Trinity on last Sabbath, nea Mr. John l'ulllan Is now through sowing wl" wheat. ' j Pptt One of Bucklevol's farmers sold cotton last | I're Friday and forjjot his team. Don't know ; nini wlmt was wrong as Greenwood Is a dry town. M Bird, alcl ton GREENWOOD OIL MILL. ?* i'lio Amount of l.'o'Jqn fciluiictl?The J OH Sbippcd. I v|^[ Up to last Saturday night the Greenwood : wu Oil Mill had glnued 1378 bales. I Kei The oil mill up to the same date had bought frjP about 700 tons of cotton seed. The seventh t0 t car load of oil was to be shipped last Monday. U|(l 125 dozeu pairs of those splendid seamless ty t socks Just received. Only 10 cents per pair. I bl P. Rosenberg & Co. DEATH OF ME. YOUNG. >ue Went Mourns for the Departure 1 of Her Oldest Citizen?Enthasiastic l'eople ClamoronH for n Itp.ilrond?Bonr*, Monkey*, nnil Organ t ( rinder*?The "Ort;an Grinder*"' c Not lielng of the XenMpnper Varie- | ty?Personal*. c Due West, 8. C., Nov. 2,1891. J All the ministers returned last week from t :>e meeting of the A. R. P. Synod They re- F oil an excellent and full meeting. Mr. t osi ph Wylle, of Chester, K. C., donated 54,000 1 i Er.-klne Theological Seralifiiry. o llev. J. R. Edwards, of Bartow, Fla., Is stop- ? Ing a few days with his father's family be>re returning to his pastoral charge. 0 Rev. I). O. Phillips, of Prosperity, S. C., paid t s a pop visit last week. He only came by * j get his belter half, and take tier home with v 1m. s Rev. Mr. Mclastock, of Newberry, was In 1 iwn a lew days last week. lie passed v trough on his road homo from Synod. " Rev. F. Y. Pressly, of Abbeville, slopped ver on his road Horn Synod to visit his d lother and relatives* So you see Due West f as alive with preachers last week. ? Two men with u bear passed through town 1 n their road to Anderson on Wednesday. Iso two organ grinders and a monkey on rlday. s There was a quiet railroad meeting at Ers- 5 Ino College on last Wednesday. Rev. W. A. allies, of Mt. Carmel, president of the P., G. C. U. R., was present, and was showing the nportunce of ihls line, and wished also thai e hold a full meetlug as soon as practical, e nd explain the route and advantages to all y le people. tl Due West is interested in railroads, and oald like to have one, and is willing to do t< I in tier power to secure a good one. She g as embarked in two railroad enterprises Ci nd both proved futile, but not because of the u .ilure of the citizens of Due West to do their n nty. She then feels 6ome little hesitation o Dout going into another scheme which may kewlse prove a failure. But understand us, ti e want the railroad, and will meet tbein v alf way. e We want, the Press and Banner to keep this n 111 rood before the people, and to urge its u wipletion, uutll like the G., C. & N. it will b 9 rushed to completion. * si We wish to have the next meeting fully 01 ivertised and speakers for the occasion, gi ur lellow townsmen Mr. II, P. McGee is a rector. p Mr. S. A. Wideman Is at home again, after p nlte an extended business tour through w eorpla. lie is looking exceedingly well and c< ports a successful trip. ti Mr. H. E. Bonner went to Greenville on jslness Friday. tl Rev. R. Lathan, D. D., returned to Due tl rest on Saturday. Our Press and Banner did not reach us un- ei LThursday evening*. We mention this be- A iMrvfr/w' confldeut that It was through w ) fault of tthr-pohifsfc^r tbal the papers ero delayed, hut because of the maff aer- tr ces, and we know Editor Wilson always m <es to look up such matters. se Mrs. D. H. McOili, of Hodges, is visiting el >r sister Mrs. T. E. Pol hill. aa Mr. R. S. Galloway, as agent for Ersklne se dlege, left Saturday for Generostee. pi This Isglorious weather wearenow having, w le trees are all a-glow with their autumn tr; sturaes, and present pictures of varied tli auiy as they interin ingle with the peren- Tl ul green pine. See the dark green of those of nes yonder bordered by tbose crimson and. ea Id gums and sumaches.. Artists can only ce /al, never excell It. We were shocked to hear on Saturday so i>rnlng of the death of Rev. J. N. Young. I the reports we have beard were that he ts cumiuuiDK 10 improve. me aocior inks that be died of a stroke of paralysis. i passed so quietly away that no one knew until hts spirit had flown. His son Mr. H. Young was sitting up with him. At three ilock ou Saturday morning they were both rake, butsooo Mr. Young dropped quietly ' to sleep, aud Mr. Heary Young seeing blm op so calmly went to sleep on a lounge Just bis side. Mr. H. M. YouDg awoke at 5 a. . and found him dead. >fo one knows when the Lord called him. s wns taken quietly away In his sleep even we lift a sleeping babe from the cradle to 1 mother's breast. nl ie was loved and respected by all who be ew him. His fUDeral took place on Sabth at 3 o'clock. An account of his life will found In another column of this paper. V. good many of the students went down to beville on Friday night to hear "Blind m," the negro pianist. iulte a crowd of our Abbeville friends were jsent at the funeral of Rev. J. N. Young, nongthem the following Mr. L. W. White, nator R. R. Hemphill, Mr. Hugh Wilson, . Allen Smith, Mr. W. L. Miller, Mr. J. C. ugh, Mr. M.T.Coleman, Mr. W. W. Bradr and Miss Rachel and Miss Gertrude w mplilll. Abbeville mourns with Due est In her loss. lev. J.L. Hemphill, of Georgia, came up m Abbeville to pay his last respects to > her Young. R. fo^ ?1 an BKIEFS FEOM BEADLEY. pli ^ da ie Incoming Cotton?Extra Tralnn? '^{ waiij iivutrvnvii va vnri?iicniii? iei Short Col toil Crop. ^ Bradley. S. C., Nov. 2.1891. J lotton is still coming in quite freely, and ngtng from 7% to 7% cents. The weather 1 s been exceptionally fine, and the fleecy pin comes to us in its be9t form. J ou have already had an account of the ling which occurred in this vicinity a few 011 PR ago. / lU extra train was put on the Port Royal PfJ d Western Carolina Railroad to convey vis- rs to the Augusta Exposition. It passed D? s point early In the morning, about 7.50. 1 s is on its trip to the South, f * 8'e ome time ago quite a novel scene appeared our streets, which was two young ladies in cu_ canopy top surrey, driving an ox. The 2 ole turn out was gaily decorated with af ivers. n8| Ir. S. M. Myers, of Tennessee, is visiting cj* ;ndsand relatives. in' >r. Hood, of Greenwood, pays us an occanai visit. J Irs. McClellan. sister of Messrs. A. J. and Pj1 P. Pounds, died here a few days ago. Her 011 nnins were sent to Augusta for interment. ?ee r husband Is buried there. ?0' l Is generally conceded that the cotton crop ?e] 1 be short at least 25 per cent. . ~ Ion. Geo. D. Tillman paid our town a short ,nf it on Saturday, We wore delighted to see J"4 ii, and hope he will come again. More J01] >n. Ivanhoe. J10 bol . ? ?* bol TROY'S TOPICS. ? a h the I Sorts of Personal Notes In the > City. pr< lru Troy, S. C.. Nov. 2nd, 1891. J 0 olton is bringing from 7 5-8 to 8 1-8 cents, r market is better than any other at pres- '1 . You can always got a good price for {* ir cotton in Troy. be i irs. J. \V. Haroiey and her daughter Miss to 1 zie, are visiting in Edgefield. exi ev. T. W. Sloan preached one of bis best > ei mons last Sunday. P here was miite a crowd at singing last Gn irsday night. It meets every Thursday "m ht, let all come that will. in* ist Sunday evening some tramps passed |2W nngh town and some of Troy's boys paid! A m to play their bagpipe but they did not ?'?? y very long before Mr. W. T. Bradley, one M he council, walked up to them and told Pel m to leave. to i negro living on Capt. J. R. Robinson's | M ee, decldcd he needed some money, and | Bru lie Captain was out attending to his hors- wil the negro went In and .took about 8140.; Pos t negro is now in fall but the money Is M e. '* i v's) r. Hen Haroiey, of Edgefield was kicked l M uniulolast Sunday. His arm was bro-, mo; r. T. M. llondy Is suffering with his eyes. ] pos r. 1). N. Eldiidge and family and Mr. Bur-1 nia t and family, will go to Texas on the 10th { M lecember. [ niei r. Willie Henderson, a young man living hu> r this place, struck his knee on his wagon i Gre ;el about nine months ago and It has been j Hi lng worse ever since until now. l>rs. j ten ssly and Kennedy will amputate it this I Ci rnlng. | sue r, .1. C. Tittle took In Blind Tom Saturday . daj lA at Abbeville. j H rs. J. T. Solomons la visiting in Charles.. tills I arc line of the Bradley people worshipped J wo< h us last Sunday Nick, lira I-Mr ? *- i Hci . i wa' Card. | inci i severing my connection with the Abbe- be.j el'ressand Banner to accept a position . Ii the Augusta Clironicle, I siiail not for- , )l' the many favors conferred on me by kind Jur ads iu various parts of this County and hank the Editor of this valuable and pop- J'"1 r paper for the various courtesies shown J,'1 at different times. j C1 'Ishing the good people of Abbeville Coun? j he continued success which they deserve, ' T d them, at least for the present, adieu. I JN. U. I'yles. UUl __________________________ THE COTTON TRADE. 4 rhe Amount of Cotton Ginned and Sold at Abbeville. Owing to the continued good weather and lie activity on the farms in gathering the top, the sales for the last week have been khter than they otherwise would bavebeen. Jp to this time, however, the sales this Fall oinpare favorably with tbo sates of Idst ear. Last year many farmers heid their cot011 back in the hope of receiving better trices later in the season, but this year there las been 110 general movement of this kind hongh in a few isolated cases our planters re holding a portion of the crop in the hope >f more satisfactory sales at a later date. Reports of the cotton from various sections if the County are conflicting. In some secIons the crop Is as good as the land and ?aorable seasons could be expected to make, yhlle in other sections the crop Is very short, ind most of it. has been ginned and sold, 'here are portions, however, of the County, t here the crop Is from three-fourths to four- ' * Ifths of a good crop. The gins in town have not been very busy urlna the last week. One. ginnery, Messrs. t. C. Wilson & Co's, was stopped two days ecause of a slight break in the machinery, 'tie bales for the hist few years have been: SHIPMENTS. BALES. 18S8 1889 1890 1891 ':7) eptember 321 778 1743 Ictober 2217 2809 2425 * ...1/2 .Total 2,560 5,581 4,168 Sim >, Hie above figures^ Indicate that the plant; ,nnig iiuiijriug IUCI1 |;|U|I IU Iliuruet, &EIU rith two weeks more of favorable weather, he crop will be nearly all marketed. ? ?? * % There lias been good demand for all the cot- ' in that has been offered, and tbe staple has raded hlgb. Some bales brought eight snls, but the majority of it was sold at ^igres varying from V/2 to 7% cents. Two or arec bales of slightly tinged cotton broughtilly 7% cents. There bas been somo talk of neighboring larkels paying higher figures than Abbellle pays lor cotton, and it mlgbt be well nongh for our buyers to adopt the same letbods of grading their cotton as we beeve is adopted elsewhere, so as to pay a l2her prloe for some, and then do, as we prejme they do elsewhere, pay a price corre?ondlugly less for cotton which they may rade a sbade lower. The complaint about tbe difference In tbe > rice of cotton seed in this market, and other ?} laces we think is Just, and we see no reason -rjL hy planters should receive more for their _ >tton seed at the different railroad tanks mn can be had in Abbeville. We hope that It cnnnot be truthfully said . latmoreis paid anywhere for cottonseed ian is paid in Abbeville. Is there any reason why any planter or oth- . . person should sell bis cotton seed In the ' bbevllle market for less tbao Is paid elsebere? If AbbevfwESMSBBMWftfld^and grow we fall lis lor a sewbere to pay rve it, aud with a ruT^^imHcd -Hwpnf Ice for lower grades, betterBHWW^P ould be given to tbe public. Tbe Idea Of ying to make it all the same price, by cutng down some and raising others wont do. le idea of giving an average price for a losd 4 culiuii, wiKiuui respect 10 me quality or ch Individual bale Is oue which must ne- "0 ssarily be unsatisfactory. During the last week we have received raethlng over nine hundred bales. shipped since last repobt. . s Over G., C. <St N....? 397 bales. ? Over C. <fc Q 511 bales. For the week 908 balei. '* total shipment. Over G? C. & N 3,508 bale?, :?| Over C. & G ?..2.303 bales. ; Total 5,811 bales. ginned at abbeville. Up to the close ot business on last Monday ' ght tbe total number of bales ginned at Ab-! \ vllle during the season waa:, At the Oil Mill Ginnery.. 925 bales. . J At the Enterprise Ginnery.. 760 bales. "."-ds At the K. C. Wilson Ginnery 664 balec. Total .2.W9 bales. ;*jj STIRRING GREENWOOD. ' fl . hat Mr. Pylea Has to Say of the Prosperous City. Greenwood,S. C .Nov.3,1891. Hiss Callle Simmons left here last Thursday r Florida to visit her sister, Mrs. McDonara. / v Che new Methodist church Is being bnllt d will be a handsome building when oom?ted. Mr. William Bailey returned homeyestery from Charleston. tiev. J. T. Miller preached a good sermon it Sunday at Harrelsonvllle Academy, and 9 11 preach there again next first Sunday af nAnn ot. half naat Ihroo Wo hnu ue a good work this year not only at Harisonvllle but at other places. Hiss Sims, of Newberry, has been visiting , e family of Mr. E. L. Andrews. 3Uik1 Tom is to exhibit his musical talent re to-morrow night. dr. John Simmons, one of Cross Hill's en prislng merchants, was in town yesterday t Important business. >Ir. A. A. Morris, of this place, Is a first class | otographer. Several couples to be married here in the nr future. n Hr. J. T. Simmons has about an acre of bugis and carriages here and at Abbeville. We ; told ho has the biggest lot of carriages, ggles, dc., of any dealer in South Carolina. ilr. S. G. Major has asked 281 persons to sign letltion to the Legislature asking the pass3 of a law prohibiting the saleol lntoxllng Hquors in South Carolina, and out of s number has secured 253 names?about 90 r cent, of persons approached. "he Greenwood Oil Mill and Ginnery Com- ?. ny made last, month about 25,000 gallons of and ginned 1,008 bales of cotton. The sue- v. is of this company Is largely due to the perlal supervision of the work by the mana- ^ \ Dr. \V. B. Mlllwee. l sharp trick was played on the unsuspect; here last Saturday by a patent medicine in. He first sold small bottles of mediolna 25 cents per bottle, then bought the same Ltles back at 35 cents each, next sold large ' :tles at 50 cents a piece, then bought these 'ties at 75 cents each. After he bad bought It nil the 50 rant bottles, he sold a hundred more ?1 bottles, but did not care to buy ;k any of them, so be carried away at least ' undred dollars, leaving; next to nothing In fir place. Ir. J. T. Turner, agent for i. Van Llndley, ?ensboro, N. C., Is in Greenwood delivering it trees. Ireenwood Is badly in need of a good Are mrtment. he many friends of Rev. B. F. Miller, who * now at ills brother's In Augusts, Oa., will glad to learn I hat his condition is thought se some belter. He gutters very little and '' Dects to make a short visit to his home near ' '' rdery in a few days. rof. Wilson, principal of the Greenwood ? tded School, and his assistants are busy exining their pupils with a view to regrad. This school haa an attendance of some pupils. ca'iulng factory is being organized here * I will go Into operation next spring. Irs. M. A. Fellers and her son. Master Hugh lers left Greenwood yesterday lor Laurens isit the family of Mr. Kirk Taylor. lessrs, D. A. P.Jordan, K. S. Spark man, I. .bham and Jewltt MtKollar and others 1 go to Augusta to-night to attend the Ex- , ition. Ilss Rebecca Moore, of Abbeville, is here :i it lug relatives. [r. J. S. Ellenberg, one of Greenwood's st energeticyouug men, is still to be found >lr. J. T. Simmons Carriage and Buggy Reitory, where ho will be pleased to see his ' ny iriends. !r. R. N. Miller, of Augusta, Ga., and his ue, Miss Lucile Miller, of Appleton, S. C., !Q recently visited Mr. S. E. Miller, of lenwood. 3veral bales of cotton were sold here yeslay at 8 1-10. apt. W. E. Henderson, one of Verdery's oessful merchants, was in Greenwood toon. W. K. Blake kindly accompanied us s afternoon to his mineral springs, whkh located in the southern part ot Greenid. These springs contain iron, sulphur, -j e, magnesia and traces of other mluerals. . Bl;iUo has several testimonials Irom pari who have been much benefitted oy using ter irom these springs. A first class hotel uled in this part of town would doubtless r,illte an advantage to Greenwoi d. Ilss Florence Riley, the twelve year old ighter of Mr. T. J. Riley, sent a dozen ptccs of iter own drawing to the Augusta Exit Ion yesterd; y. This finely executed -j rk reflects much credit not only on Miss ey, but also on her teacher. Mrs. VV. P. m. O. Pyles. mm ust in from the knitting mills 50 dozen la< vests, pants to match, at Haddon's. i